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(11) EP 0 452 072 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.1991 Bulletin 1991/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/42

(21) Application number: 91303086.2

(22) Date of filing: 09.04.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: A61G 7/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 12.04.1990 GB 9008320
25.09.1990 GB 9020863

(71) Applicant: HUNTLEIGH TECHNOLOGY PLC
Bedfordshire LU1 1SS (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Croxton, John Mervyn
    Bromsgrove, Hereford & Worcester B61 9LF (GB)

(74) Representative: Hands, Horace Geoffrey et al
GEORGE FUERY & CO Whitehall Chambers 23 Colmore Row
Birmingham B3 2BL
Birmingham B3 2BL (GB)


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    (54) Patient hoists


    (57) Mobile hoist for lifting, transporting and lowering patients or other subjects with impaired mobility includes a wheeled chassis (10) mounting a rigid vertical mast (16) at one end having a slider formation (22) guided for vertical movement thereof in a controlled self-braking manner by jacking mechanism actuated by a crank handle (42). A cantilever arm or jib (20) extends from said formation cranked both in the vertical aspect so that it can reach over the side of e.g. a bath and in plan somewhat to one side of the centre line of the hoist, its outer end carrying a seat support ring (26). A seat (28) having an open centre so that it can be used for toilet purposes is rotatable on the ring relative to the remainder of the hoist so that a subject seated thereon can be turned to face at least to the front or rear of the hoist.






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